Dr Toby Rogers (MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, US) discusses First-in-man testing of a dedicated closure device for transcaval access for TAVR

Filmed on site at CRT 2019 by Radcliffe Cardiology

Questions:

1. How often is transcaval access conducted, and for which patients?

2. Could you describe the novel device and how it works?

3. What data are you presenting at CRT 2019?

4. What were your findings?

5. What conclusions should be made?